I was just looking at Rocy Marciano and he is a "slugger", but I don't know what this means. Other terms are "puncher" and "boxer/puncher" as well as "swarmer" which is also what they called Rocky.

 

Could someone please give me the names and meanings of boxing styles?

 

thanks,

 

Neil

"swarmer?" i dont remebr this, and im such a big fan that my room is practically a Rocky Shrine. The only thing i remeber rocky being called is a south paul, and i can define that for you. which one did they call him a "swarmer"?

A slugger is a less technical, more brute strength fighter. Also Plodder. Example: Butterbean. Boxer(puncher too?) Would be a more technical fighter relying more on skill. Example: Bernard Hopkins, Lennox Lewis, and Ali. I don't recall who called Marciano a swarmer, but it does describe his ability to be all over his opponent. hope that helps.

this where he is called a swarmer

 

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/1047/Rock4.html

 

also is this a good guide to the basic boxing styles but instead using different words than swarmer?

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/boxing/2001/blow_by_blow/punch.stm

 

thanks